It is with a heavy heart that I report that earlier this morning we lost one of our former classmates, Rebecca Reiher, in an automobile accident. The news is especially difficult for me as she & I have been corresponding for some time now about the reunion. She was kind enough to help me in tracking down missing classmates and she was looking forward to seeing all of you this summer. I trust that you will join me in lifting up her family in prayer at this very difficult time.

I am sorry but I do not have classmates’ mailing addresses but anyone wishing to send their condolences to her family, may email them to: bekreiher@yahoo.com

What follows is the news report as it appears on wwltv.com.

Woman killed in hit and run accident on I-5908:01 AM CDT on Thursday, April 5, 2007WWLTV.com A Mississippi woman died Thursday morning after a head-on collision on Interstate 59 in
St. Tammany Parish, State Police said. According to Trooper Louis Calato, a State Police Troop L spokesman, the accident occurred at 1:05 a.m. on I-59 at milepost 7.6. 44-year-old Rebecca Reiher was driving her 2004 Saturn southbound on the interstate when her vehicle was struck by a Dodge pick-up. Reiher’s car went off on the median and rolled onto its side. She was partially ejected from her vehicle, Calato said. The picku-up truck came to rest in the right lane of I-59 and was struck by another vehicle. The driver of the truck fled the scene. Calato said Reiher was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing her seatbelt. In accordance with state law, blood was taken from the victim to determine if alcohol or drugs played a factor in the accident. Anyone with information on the accident or the whereabouts of the fleeing driver is asked to call State Police Troop L at (985) 893-6250.